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Russia's Putin dismisses Alu Alkhanov as Chechen president

22:16 15/02/2007

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed Alu Alkhanov as Chechen president and appointed him a deputy Russian justice minister.

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Putin's Munich speech not declaration of "cold war" - Russian FM
22:14 15/02/2007
Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at a Munich security conference February 10 was not a declaration of a new "cold war", the Russian foreign minister said Thursday.
Putin pledges greater role for General Staff
22:11 15/02/2007
The role of the Russian General Staff will steadily grow in the future, President Vladimir Putin said at a Defense Ministry board session Thursday.
Environmentalists praise govt. support of Sochi Olympic bid
21:57 15/02/2007
Moldova ready to grant Russia investment privileges in agriculture
20:52 15/02/2007
Rise in Transneft expenses after Belarus transit fee hike minimal
20:15 15/02/2007
Putin appoints govt. Chief of Staff Sergei Naryshkin deputy PM
20:15 15/02/2007
Russian expert calls for better funding of cancer treatment
20:06 15/02/2007
Putin appoints Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov first deputy PM
19:37 15/02/2007
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he has appointed Sergei Ivanov first deputy prime minister.
Eurasia's highest volcano erupts again in Russia's Far East
18:55 15/02/2007
Yanukovych says no "blacklist" of Ukraine officials in Russia
18:36 15/02/2007
Sakhalin-III auction to be held after law on strategic companies
17:42 15/02/2007
A tender to prospect the Sakhalin-III oil and gas project in the Far East will be held after bills on foreigners' participation in strategic enterprises are approved, the natural resources ministry said Thursday.
Russia spying case goes to Austrian court
17:39 15/02/2007
Two militants killed in Grozny clash - 1
17:28 15/02/2007
Russia may unilaterally quit INF Treaty - General Staff
16:55 15/02/2007
Moscow may unilaterally abandon the agreement between Russia and the United States on the elimination of intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles, the chief of the General Staff said Thursday.
Update: Fisheries official given six-year sentence for extortion
16:53 15/02/2007
Moscow warns against Kosovo independence
16:44 15/02/2007
Moscow warns against independence for the Serbian province of Kosovo, and will only support a resolution that meets the interests of both Kosovo and Serbia, a Russian Balkans envoy said Thursday.
FM Lavrov lambasts Estonia's Soviet war memorial demolition law
16:29 15/02/2007
Russia's foreign minister sharply criticized the Estonian parliament Thursday for passing a bill that would open the way to the demolition of Soviet war memorials in Estonia, describing the move as a blunder and a disgrace.
Two militants killed in Grozny clash
16:08 15/02/2007
Court drops piracy charges against Russian school principal
16:00 15/02/2007
A regional Russian court dropped copyright violation charges Thursday against a school principal who bought pirated software for his students and staff.

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